Pinkie Pie's Special Friends

by smirker

Amputee

Pinkie Pie was closing up Sugarcube Corner for the day and hears knocking at the door. Pinkie Pie opens the door and saw a female Pegasus, she had a whitish grey coat, a long white mane and tail, light blue eyes, and her cutie mark was a white cloud, she was not like other Pegasi, she lost her wings due to an injury she received three weeks before Pinkie Pie met her, the wounds got infected, and her wings had to be amputated when the infection was spreading throughout her body, her wings were replaced with the silver metallic wings she had now. Pinkie Pie was happy to see her again,

"Hello, Pinkie, you remember me, right?" the Pegasus asked,

"Of course, how can I forget you, Cloudy?" Pinkie Pie asked, Cloudy smiled,

"I came here because I'm ready to practice again, I want you to be my timer again." Cloudy said,

"Sure." Pinkie Pie replied, while Pinkie Pie had met several ponies who were physically disabled, had mental disorders, and did not grow up in a regular household, she has helped them with their problems, Pinkie Pie considered them her special friends. Cloudy was a bit more special than most of them because her amputations ruined her career and dreams.

"But first, I want you to meet a certain pony, I think your story will be inspirational for her." Pinkie Pie said,

"Okay, take me to her." Cloudy replied, and they walk together.

Pinkie Pie and Cloudy arrive at the home of the pony and Pinkie Pie knocks on the door three times,

"Scootaloo, are you home?" Pinkie Pie asked, Scootaloo opened the door,

"Yes, Pinkie Pie?" Scootaloo asked,

"Can we come in?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Sure." Scootaloo replied, and she and Cloudy walk in.

Pinkie Pie, Cloudy, and Scootaloo sit together in Scootaloo's room,

"Scootaloo, I want you to meet a special friend of mine, Cloudy." Pinkie Pie said, Cloudy smiled,

"Wait, Cloudy, your wings." Scootaloo said,

"I got injured by flying into vines with thorns one day, I cut my wings, the cuts got infected, and my wings were amputated." Cloudy replied,

"Oh, I see, I can't fly either." Scootaloo said,

"Well, earlier, I couldn't fly, but Pinkie Pie coached me, she wanted to share my story with you because she thought it might inspire you." Cloudy said,

"Sure, I am a bit curious on how your flying has been." Scootaloo replied,

"Well, it's settled then." Pinkie Pie said, and she begins to talk about when she met Cloudy.

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Pinkie Pie was just leaving a neighborhood after hosting at a unicorn filly's birthday party, she was paid a lot and the foals and adult ponies enjoyed her performance. Pinkie Pie walks out of town and was heading west with nowhere in particular to go, she hears soft crying to her left and sees Cloudy walking by. Pinkie Pie looks and sees Cloudy was a Pegasus, but she had stumps at where her wings should be. Pinkie Pie looks on with shock and sympathy, she runs to Cloudy to go check on her,

"Hey, excuse me." Pinkie Pie said as she ran to her, Cloudy looks at Pinkie Pie with tears in her eyes, Pinkie Pie stops running when she was beside her,

"What happened to your wings?" Pinkie Pie asked, Cloudy began to cry a bit,

"I got into an accident three weeks ago, I flew into vines with thorns on them, they cut my wings, but they got infected and I had to go to the hospital to have my wings amputated today." Cloudy replied tearfully, Pinkie Pie gasped,

"Did somepony put you in those thorns?!" Pinkie Pie asked,

"No, I flew into them on my own while I was practicing for my next race, I was going too fast and flew into them before I could fly up and dodge them." Cloudy replied,

"Hey, you can still do other things without your wings." Pinkie Pie said,

"Come with me." Cloudy replied, and Pinkie Pie follows her.

Pinkie Pie arrives at a wooden cabin isolated in the woods, Cloudy lets her in and Pinkie Pie sees it had a kitchen, a dining room, a living room, a bathroom, a bedroom, and a trophy room. Pinkie Pie goes to the trophy room and Cloudy shows her the trophies, all of her trophies were gold and first place trophies for winning flying races, they all had her name on a plaque at the bottom of each trophy,

"Before I lost my wings, I was a racer in flying, I've been practicing and winning ever since I was a foal, it was my dream as a foal, and my career as an adult, but now that I lost my wings, my dreams and career are ruined!" Cloudy said, and she began to cry, Pinkie Pie had a sympathetic face, she decided to help her at that moment,

"Don't just stand there and cry, Cloudy, get back up, let's get you another job." Pinkie Pie said,

"That's the thing, I sacrificed education to follow my dreams, I never went to school." Cloudy replied,

"Hey, no need to worry, there are some jobs out there that don't require an education." Pinkie Pie said,

"Like what?" Cloudy asked,

"Fast food restaurant cashier." Pinkie Pie replied,

"But I'm terrible with numbers." Cloudy said,

"Then how do you pay your house bills?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Calculator." Cloudy replied,

"Ooh, I know, you can be a waitress." Pinkie Pie said,

"But I can't cook." Cloudy replied,

"No, silly, you just serve the foods and drinks to them, the pony who cooks them is the chef." Pinkie Pie said,

"Oh, well, I guess I can do that, there is a restaurant in the neighborhood that is looking for new employees." Cloudy replied,

"Well, let's get started then, when you make enough money, you can buy replacements for your wings and fly again." Pinkie Pie said,

"Really? I can? Let's get to work then." Cloudy replied, happy about the thought.

Pinkie Pie helps Cloudy make her résumé for the job, her summary was that she was amputated and lost her career as a racer, and was looking for a job, she had no education, and no employment history. Pinkie Pie and Cloudy walk to the neighborhood, to Pinkie Pie's surprise, it was the same neighborhood she just hosted her last birthday party at, the ponies in the neighborhood wave at Pinkie Pie and Cloudy as they pass by, they smiled and waved back,

"Wow, you seem to have a lot of friends, Cloudy." Pinkie Pie said,

"I come to this neighborhood for shopping and giving lectures at schools to the Pegasi foals who want to fly in races like me." Cloudy replied,

"Were you ever a Wonderbolt?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Nope, all those stunt shows would tire me out." Cloudy replied, she then says "Oh, there's the restaurant right there." and she and Pinkie Pie enter it.

Pinkie Pie sits outside the meeting room and overhears Cloudy's interview,

"I'm not too sure about this, Cloudy, you have no experience in anything besides flying." the interviewer said,

"Well, is anypony else accepting?" Cloudy asked,

"Not at this moment, I know you like to be fast, but you also have to be careful in this job, Cloudy, it's not like your races, you're going to have to be quick on your hooves instead of your wings." the interviewer replied,

"I'll try my best." Cloudy said,

"Okay, you got the job, but only because nopony else wants it." the interviewer replied, and Cloudy walks out,

"I got the job." Cloudy said,

"I heard, when do you start working?" Pinkie Pie asked, Cloudy was speechless,

"I guess tomorrow." Cloudy replied, and the two head to Cloudy's home.

Pinkie Pie asked Cloudy to share her past on why she became a racer,

"Both of my parents were famous fliers, they had first place in all of their races back in their primes, before racing, they were Wonderbolts, that was where they met, I wanted to be a fast flier just like them. Unfortunately, my father passed away from illness when I was a teenager, and my mother passed away from old age just last year, I still hold my memories of them on dearly, I have many fond memories of them." Cloudy said,

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"Hey, wait a minute, didn't your dad get in trouble recently, Pinkie?" Scootaloo asked,

"Yes, my dad's in jail for assault and battery right now, he'll be out in a few months." Pinkie Pie replied,

"What happened?" Cloudy asked,

"It's a long story." Pinkie Pie replied; Igneous Rock Pie, Limestone Pie, and Maud Pie were currently serving time in jail for beating up Svengallop, they knew they would go to jail, but they thought it was worth it, Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie did not take part in the beating so they can watch the rock farm;

"Well, let's continue." Pinkie Pie said, and they continue talking about their pasts.

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Pinkie Pie slept in a pink sleeping bag she had with her partying supplies while Cloudy slept in her white and light blue bed, the blanket had a lot of clouds on it as well.

Cloudy oversleeps on her first day of her new job and wakes up while in complete shock, she runs into the bathroom and uses it, she has a vegetable and water only diet, Cloudy then quickly headed to work with Pinkie Pie following her. Cloudy was a very slow runner, and had extremely little stamina, she was panting and sweating after running only six yards, she walks to the neighborhood while tired and entered the restaurant.

Cloudy was three hours late on her first day, her manager let it slide since it was her first day, and because he made the exact same mistake on his first day, which made Cloudy laugh, she got to work afterwards. Cloudy served the meals as fast as she could, the customers were very friendly and social. Pinkie Pie conversed with the customers and told them about her parties, she and Cloudy were especially fond of speaking to the children, they deeply loved them. Cloudy was serving to the customers but was very slow, a dark red unicorn with a dark purple mane and tail come in, he had dark yellow eyes, and his cutie mark was two racing tickets. Cloudy goes to take his order,

"Wait, you're Cloudy, I've always wondered what happened to you." the unicorn said,

"You know me?" Cloudy asked,

"Yes, you were always my favorite flier in the races, I've been watching your races ever since your debut as an adult." the unicorn replied,

"Oh, well, thank you, it's always nice to meet a supporting fan." Cloudy said,

"I was wondering what happened to you, you disappeared all of a sudden, so I tracked you down, I was worried." the unicorn replied,

"I was in an accident three weeks ago, my wings got caught in thorns when I was practicing, they cut my wings, and the cuts got infected, I had to have my wings cut off yesterday so the infection wouldn't spread." Cloudy said while almost crying, Pinkie Pie and the other customers looked at her with sympathy,

"So that's what happened, I'll have a simple sandwich." the unicorn said, and Cloudy memorized it, the chef makes it and Cloudy serves it, the unicorn pays Cloudy more than the actual price,

"Cloudy, if you can, get replacements for your wings, I'd like to see you make a comeback, you're my favorite racer, and it breaks my heart to see you like this." the unicorn said, Cloudy couldn't help but be surprised, she cried a little, happy that one of her fans was offering to help,

"Thank you." Cloudy said as she took the money while smiling, Pinkie Pie was smiling and crying tears of joy at seeing what was going on as well, the unicorn leaves and Cloudy continues her job.

Cloudy was standing and saw a Pegasus colt and an adult male earth pony sitting back-to-back with one another, the earth pony was busy being rude and disrespectful to another waitress while the Pegasus was busy playing a sliding puzzle game and minding his own business. The earth pony moves his front hooves around while arguing, he hits the colt behind him with his front right hoof and hits his head onto the sliding puzzle game, the puzzle falls and breaks, which causes the colt to cry. The earth pony looks at him and stands up, he proceeds to grab the back of his head and bang it against the table, hurting the child,

"Hey!" Pinkie Pie said angrily as she grabbed the child while Cloudy and another waiter restrained him,

"What are you doing?!" Cloudy asked angrily,

"Bad service in a restaurant is one thing, but serving children is another." the earth pony replied angrily,

"Everypony is served here, regardless of age." the waiter said,

"Well you shouldn't, brats like him do nothing but cause trouble and waste food." the earth pony replied,

"Do you have children of your own?!" Pinkie Pie asked angrily,

"No, and I'm glad I don't." the earth pony said, the Pegasus colt was still in pain in his snout, Pinkie Pie checked it to make sure he was fine,

"You would check to see if that brat's fine? You're disgusting!" the earth pony said,

"Hey! Foals like him are the future!" Pinkie Pie said angrily, the manager walks over to him,

"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave." the manger said,

"I'm not going anywhere until that brat pays for my order." the earth pony replied,

"Hey! Pay for your own things!" Cloudy replied angrily,

"I'm an adult, he's a colt, it is his duty to serve us, adults." the earth pony said, Pinkie Pie and the employees of the restaurant growl,

"Sir, I'm going to need you to come with me." the manager said, and the earth pony follows him to his office, he soon walks out traumatized with his eyes wide open, and soon left the restaurant,

"Hey, it's okay now, he's gone." Pinkie Pie said, and the colt looks around, Cloudy checked his snout, he was fine, he left after several minutes of being served apple juice and Pinkie Pie fixed his sliding puzzle, he smiled and went home after paying everypony.

Cloudy finishes her first day at work and was exhausted,

"I've never had to work that long in my life." Cloudy said,

"You worked eight hours, that's the average time for working." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Phew, I'm exhausted, I need to rest." Cloudy said,

"Cloudy, what did your parents do for work?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Nothing, they got all of their money from racing." Cloudy replied,

"Oh." Pinkie Pie said,

"What about you, Pinkie, what's your job?" Cloudy asked,

"I'm a party planner, I travel from place to place, before that, I was a rock farmer, it's a family business." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Oh, I could never work on a farm, all that work would drive me crazy, I'm more of a city girl." Cloudy said,

"Then why are you living out here in the woods for?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Because I love nature, and I like the quietness, this was a great spot for me to practice flying before I lost my wings." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie smiled,

"Do you have any siblings, Cloudy?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Nope, I'm an only child." Cloudy replied,

"I have three siblings, two older, one younger, my oldest sister is Limestone, she's very grumpy, and runs the farm, my next big sister is Maud, she doesn't express herself, but she and I are super duper close, and my baby sister is Marble, she's my twin sister, she doesn't talk much, and is very shy." Pinkie Pie said,

"Wow, you have a pretty diverse family, Pinkie." Cloudy replied,

"I know, meeting my sisters surprises many of my friends." Pinkie Pie said,

"Well, that's nice, Pinkie, I'm going to bed, I'm pooped." Cloudy replied, and she slept in her bed with Pinkie Pie sleeping in her sleeping bag.

Cloudy works at the restaurant for several weeks, she was slow at running and accidentally spilled some of the drinks on the tables when she jumped into the air because she forgot that she no longer had her wings at certain times, while it did annoy some customers a little, they did not lose their temper with her because they know that she is still adjusting to a life without wings. Pinkie Pie volunteered to help her with her job on busy days because Cloudy could not keep up during rush hour. Cloudy grew to hate her job, it was slow, she found it tedious and boring, and she was having a hard time, the only redeeming quality was the staff and most of the customers were nice and friendly.

Cloudy goes into the manager's office after a few more days of working and announces that she quits due to the job tiring her out and she was unable to keep up, Pinkie Pie did not blame her for quitting. Cloudy walks out and goes to Pinkie Pie,

"I'm going to need another job." Cloudy said,

"Well, come on, then, let's look for another job." Pinkie Pie replied, and they head into town.

Pinkie Pie and Cloudy walk together to the paper pony and Pinkie Pie buys a newspaper, it cost one bit, she and Cloudy look for a job together. The two look and see every job that was available required an education, which Cloudy did not have since she never went to school,

"Were you homeschooled, Cloudy?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Nope, my parents only taught me how to fly fast and race." Cloudy replied, she keeps looking and saw she was not qualified for any of the jobs, much to her sadness,

"Actually, Cloudy, you might be able to work for me, I can always use an assistant when I throw parties." Pinkie Pie said,

"Sure, I love parties." Cloudy replied happily,

"Yay!" Pinkie Pie said as confetti and came out of the floor and the noise of her party cannon was heard, hurting Cloudy's ears,

"Okay, when the next party comes, you and I perform together, I get paid, and I give you half of it." Pinkie Pie said,

"Deal." Cloudy replied and they shook hooves,

"Want to know something funny, Cloudy, my mom's name is Cloudy Quartz." Pinkie Pie said,

"Oh, wow, what a coincidence, what's your dad's name?" Cloudy asked,

"Igneous Rock." Pinkie Pie said,

"My mom's name was Cirrus, and my dad's name was Stratus, before the two met, my mom was an adrenaline junkie, but racing gave her the most adrenaline, while my dad worked at a cloud factory, he was into racing during that time too, the two became Wonderbolts afterwards, my mom became one so she can have more thrills while my dad became one so he can have a better paying job, the two met, they pursued racing after quitting, and gave birth to me many years later." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie smiled at the story,

"Well, Cloudy, my next party isn't in a while, so we can use that time for you to work on your running and other things you'll need to do for being my partner." Pinkie Pie said,

"What other things?" Cloudy asked,

"It'll be better to show you than tell you." Pinkie Pie replied,

"I guess, I hope it's nothing too crazy." Cloudy said, and the two went to sleep.

The next day comes and Pinkie Pie trains Cloudy for her partying techniques, the first one was juggling while on a unicycle, Cloudy dropped all of the bowling pins and fell off the unicycle in less than a minute. The next thing Pinkie Pie had Cloudy do was a goof-off, but Cloudy fell on the ground again while trying to balance herself on a ball, Pinkie Pie also had her try to blow bubbles, they popped before they could fully form. Pinkie Pie tried dancing next, Cloudy was not very athletic with her legs, and could not balance herself, throwing her legs around hurt, she fell while trying to do some moves, square dancing made her dizzy, ballet really hurt her, and she could not do waltz dancing, Pinkie Pie always ended up stepping on her hind hooves. Pinkie Pie decided to have Cloudy try singing, but her voice sounded like screeching, which hurt Pinkie Pie's ears, she stops Cloudy and tries to think of something else.

Pinkie Pie was out of ideas until she remembered stand up comedy, she decided to let Cloudy try to make a joke, she tries to think of one,

"You won't live long if you're cirrus all the time." Cloudy said while grinning nervously,

"You won't be making that many ponies laugh with jokes like that." Pinkie Pie said,

"I know, I've always been terrible at jokes." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie could not believe that Cloudy was bad at everything except for flying.

A month and a half passes and Pinkie Pie was going to her next destination to host a birthday party, Cloudy was walking with her, Pinkie Pie was carrying almost all of the supplies,

"Pinkie Pie, wait up." Cloudy said tiredly while she was panting, Pinkie Pie looks back and sees Cloudy was exhausted and sweating, all she was carrying were three stacks of five party hats on her back, along with a sixteenth one on her head, Pinkie Pie slapped her own face with her front left hoof, unable to believe that Cloudy was that physically weak,

"Pinkie, I'm sorry, but I have to be as lightweight but healthy as possible to fly as fast as I can." Cloudy said,

"Don't forget that you're a Pegasus, you don't have an earth pony's strength, but several party hats aren't heavy at all." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Please don't make me do strength training, I hate cardio and lifting weights." Cloudy said, Pinkie Pie shook her head and continued onwards to her destination and Cloudy followed.

The two arrived on time at their destination, they were doing a birthday party for a female Pegasus and her friends, her father was a Wonderbolt, the family and their daughter's twelve friends were enjoying Pinkie Pie's activities,

"Okay now, everypony, I have a partner today, her name is Cloudy, and for those of you who know my family, it is not my mother." Pinkie Pie said, the ponies present chuckle,

"Okay, everypony, please be patient and friendly to her, this is her very first time hosting a party, so don't be too hard on her if she messes up." Pinkie Pie said, and Cloudy is introduced, the ponies cheer.

Cloudy had white paint on her face, red paint on her mouth and cheeks, and blue paint around her eyes, she was wearing a clown's costume as well, much to her embarrassment,

"Papa, look." the birthday Pegasus whispered,

"Her wings, they're gone." the birthday Pegasus' father whispered, the other ponies look on and watch with worry.

Pinkie Pie and Cloudy start by juggling balloons to one another, Cloudy could not catch them, and water splashed on her, ruining her clown makeup. Pinkie Pie played the accordion while Cloudy played the flugelhorn, she was a terrible player, Pinkie Pie let it slide since she was terrible as well. Pinkie Pie tried to change Cloudy's terrible playing with other instruments, she did not know how to play any woodwind instruments, which she tried to play by blowing into where the notes come out, while her notes in the brass instruments were stiff and hurt the ears of many ponies, much to Pinkie Pie's and attendees' shocks. Pinkie Pie gave Cloudy several string instruments, she did not know how to play, which she tried to play by smacking the bow on the instrument instead of moving it on the strings. Pinkie Pie tried a few more instruments, she was especially shocked when she discovered that Cloudy had no clue on how drums and keyboards work, she had to show Cloudy that she has to hit the drums with sticks, she was hitting her head on the drums to play it, and press down on the keys of the keyboard to play it, she was smelling the keyboard trying to play it by rubbing her snout on it, the vibration of the drums and the shaking of the keyboard made her very uncomfortable.

Pinkie Pie decides to make herself float in the air with balloons, she popped them one by one, and stayed in midair even after all of the balloons were popped, the foals clapped while Cloudy watched with shock. She began to have fond memories of the time when she had her wings, which was causing her to tear up, she deeply missed her wings. Pinkie Pie realizes Cloudy was getting sad and floated back down,

"Hold on, everypony, let's see if Cloudy can play at least one instrument." Pinkie Pie said, and gave Cloudy a xylophone, she had no clue on how to play it, she was tapping her hoofs on it, next were sleigh bells, she did not know how to play those either, she was swinging them horizontally slowly, which made no noise, nor the tambourine, she tried to balance it on her snout, nor the harp, she was rubbing the wooden part instead of the strings. Pinkie Pie had one more instrument left, the triangle, she gives it to Cloudy for her to play, and much to her shock, Cloudy did not know how to play it, she was swinging it around like a bell, while she had no clue what the beater was for.

Pinkie Pie canceled the show since she had nothing else she can think of, she decided to release confetti and streamers at the attendees, the fillies jumped and tried to catch them, which made Cloudy smile,

"Okay, everypony, the moment you've all been waiting for, the birthday cake." Pinkie Pie said, and she took it out from her partying supplies, the other ponies cheered, just when they were about to sing "Happy Birthday" to the birthday mare, Cloudy sneezed and made the cake fly everywhere, much to everypony's shocks,

"Cloudy!" Pinkie Pie said sternly,

"Sorry, but I'm allergic to cake." Cloudy replied, shocking Pinkie Pie,

"It's okay, this happened before." the birthday Pegasus' mother said,

"Wait, really?" Pinkie Pie asked with surprise,

"Yeah, my grandmare's allergic to cake, too." the birthday Pegasus replied,

"Well, don't worry, I've got a spare." Pinkie Pie said, which made the ponies smile. Pinkie Pie got out a stack of ice cream with candles on it, which made the ponies excited,

"Say hi to the spare of the birthday cake, the birthday ice cream!" Pinkie Pie said loudly, the birthday Pegasus was about to blow out the candles, but Cloudy sneezed again and splattered the ice cream, the others look at her in shock,

"I'm allergic to ice cream, too." Cloudy said,

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"Wait, you're allergic to cake and ice cream?" Scootaloo asked,

"Yeah, just simply smelling them triggers my allergies." Cloudy replied sadly,

"Then what did you do for your birthdays, Cloudy?" Scootaloo asked,

"I had pie, peanut butter and chocolate pie with heavy cream and a graham cracker crust is my favorite." Cloudy replied,

"Ooh, that sounds delicious." Pinkie Pie said,

"It is." Cloudy said,

"Well, let's continue." Pinkie Pie replied, and they continue discussing the past.

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Pinkie Pie then tried to give cupcakes, Cloudy sneezed and was allergic to that as well, she was also allergic to muffins, Pinkie Pie looks for other things to give the birthday Pegasus, she finds a pie and gives it to her, Cloudy did not sneeze, much to everypony's relief. Pinkie Pie also gave the attendees chocolate pudding, Cloudy did not sneeze to that, either,

"Actually, Pinkie Pie, I'm allergic to chocolate." the birthday Pegasus said,

"Oh." Pinkie Pie said, and took it away, everypony enjoyed the pie, it was a strawberry and pineapple pie,

"Thank you, Pinkie Pie, your party was fantastic." the birthday Pegasus' mother said and paid her,

"Thank you, come on, Cloudy, time to clean up." Pinkie Pie replied, and they do, Pinkie Pie and Cloudy then headed back to Cloudy's house.

The two stay in the home and Cloudy was exhausted,

"Pinkie, are all of your parties like this?" Cloudy asked,

"Yes, it's what makes them fun." Pinkie Pie replied,

"I can't do this, I can't juggle, I can't play instruments, I'm allergic to cake, I'm allergic to ice cream, your supplies are heavy, and wearing that clown outfit and makeup embarrasses me." Cloudy said,

"Are you quitting, then?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Yes, I'm going to do what that fan of mine in the restaurant said, I'm going to get replacements for my wings and try to fly again." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie was very happy to hear what she just said,

"Well, in that case, I'm going to be here to help you anyway I can." Pinkie Pie said,

"Thank you, Pinkie, but I don't know if I have enough money to get replacements, and the closest area is way too far, it'll take about a week for me to walk there." Cloudy replied,

"Wait, how do you know where the closest one is at?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"I memorized my races before I flew them, I know my way around Equestria pretty well." Cloudy replied,

"Oh, that explains a lot." Pinkie Pie said, she then says "Leave the money to me, it may take a while, but my job has very high pay."

"Okay, thank you. Say, Pinkie, do you have any beer in your supplies?" Cloudy asked,

"What? No. My parties are mostly for foals, I can't serve that to them." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Oh, I see." Cloudy said,

"Just you wait, Cloudy, I'll get you the money you need." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Okay, I'm counting on you." Cloudy said, and the two go to sleep.

Several weeks pass before Pinkie Pie's next party day came up, she went to it, it was a big party, Cloudy just came to watch since she liked parties, Cloudy partied whenever she could, but was careful not to go overboard. Pinkie Pie had an idea and decided to have Cloudy try to act in a play, she proved to be overenthusiastic, and messed up many parts, but the attendees were still entertained and found her to be funny while Pinkie Pie shook her head.

Several weeks pass again and there was no party for a while, Pinkie Pie decided to use that time to get to know about Cloudy better,

"Cloudy, did you have any friends growing up?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Yes, I had plenty, but I couldn't spend time with them because they were in school, several ponies did make fun of me for not having an education, though, but it was nothing too bad. I had a boyfriend when I was a teenager, he was on the flying team in school, but he and I broke up after seven months because he wanted to move, but I wanted to stay with my parents because I loved them so much, while we broke up, we were still on good terms, but we haven't contacted one another ever since." Cloudy replied,

"What was his name?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"I'll leave that up to your imagination." Cloudy replied with her eyes closed and a smile on her face,

"Pinkie wanna know." Pinkie Pie said in a playful tone while hopping up and down, which made Cloudy chuckle,

"Beg all you want, I'm not going to tell you." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie groaned in disappointment,

"I'll let you know if you get it right." Cloudy said,

"Can I have a hint?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Nope, it won't be fun if I give you hints." Cloudy replied,

"Smokey." Pinkie Pie said,

"Nope." Cloudy replied,

"Marshal." Pinkie Pie said,

"Try again." Cloudy replied,

"Cloudy." Pinkie Pie said,

"That's my name." Cloudy replied while laughing,

"Sky." Pinkie Pie said,

"Still wrong." Cloudy replied,

"Cloud Shooter." Pinkie Pie said,

"That's wrong, too." Cloudy replied,

"Cumulus." Pinkie Pie said,

"No, keep trying." Cloudy replied,

"Stinky." Pinkie Pie said,

"No, of course not." Cloudy replied while laughing,

"Fart Gas." Pinkie Pie said,

"No, that's not it, either, he did make himself fly faster by farting, though, it always made me laugh." Cloudy replied while chuckling, Pinkie Pie was laughing at the information as well,

"Icarus." Pinkie Pie said,

"Nope." Cloudy replied,

"Warthog." Pinkie Pie said,

"Keep trying." Cloudy replied,

"Thunder Strike." Pinkie Pie said,

"No." Cloudy replied,

"Lightning Wind." Pinkie Pie said,

"Still wrong." Cloudy replied, and Pinkie Pie keeps guessing until the night ended.

A week passes and Pinkie Pie goes to her next party, Cloudy came along to have fun, everypony clapped and Pinkie Pie was paid a lot. Pinkie Pie tried to have Cloudy try other hobbies while she was waiting for Pinkie Pie to make enough money to get her replacements for her wings, but Cloudy proved to be bad at other things besides flying, she was just barely literate, and did not like reading, even reading comic books and picture books with no words was hard for her, drawing and painting was also too hard for her to understand, she could not even draw or paint a squiggly line, Pinkie Pie understood because drawing and painting with one's mouth is hard. Pinkie Pie tried to teach Cloudy how to bake, but it bored her and she did not pay attention, so the pastries got burnt.

Three weeks pass and Pinkie Pie attends her next party, Cloudy came along again, she was paid highly again, Cloudy pays her house bills and Pinkie Pie counts the money, she then looks at a map Cloudy had on the wall and sees where the nearest hospital for prosthetics was at, it was all the way in Manehattan,

"Hang on, Cloudy, I'll be right back, it won't take long." Pinkie Pie said, and she dashes out.

Pinkie Pie arrived in Manehattan in less than a minute, she goes to the hospital and goes to schedule an appointment,

"How can I help you, ma'am?" a male unicorn asked,

"Uh, yes, I would like to schedule an appointment for prosthetic wings for a pony named Cloudy." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Cloudy the racer?" the male unicorn asked,

"You know her?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Yes, she's a very popular racer in this city." the male unicorn replied,

"Well, she was in an accident, and her wings got cut and infected, so the doctors had to cut them off." Pinkie Pie said,

"Oh, so that's why she disappeared all of a sudden, demand is going to be high for her to return, I'll try to get it scheduled as soon as possible, it's going to cost a lot, too." the male unicorn replied,

"How much?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"Cheapest one is five hundred bits." the male unicorn said, Pinkie Pie was happy, she had enough money to pay for it,

"When is the appointment?" Pinkie Pie asked, the unicorn keeps organizing things,

"Will seven days from now do?" the male unicorn asked, Pinkie Pie nodded,

"Yes, that's fine, thank you." Pinkie Pie replied, she left as the unicorn smiled.

Pinkie Pie arrived at Cloudy's home to deliver the news,

"Good news, Cloudy, you're getting new wings one week from now." Pinkie Pie said, Cloudy began to tear up and she hugged Pinkie Pie,

"Oh, thank you, Pinkie, I can't wait to fly again." Cloudy said as she cried tears of joy,

"I can't wait, either." Pinkie Pie replied, and they let go and went to sleep.

A week passes and they went to Manehattan, many of Cloudy's fans in the city were there to greet her, she waved at them while smiling, some wanted autographs,

"Sorry, everypony, but no autographs today." Cloudy said, she and Pinkie Pie went to the hospital, the foals waved at her, she smiled and waved back at them.

Cloudy's turn came and Pinkie Pie waited for the procedure to finish, she played with the foals while their parents smiled, several of them were fans of Cloudy. Cloudy came out and had black plastic wings, she liked them, Pinkie Pie and Cloudy paid the hospital and they leave. Cloudy had pictures of herself taken by the paparazzi and she smiled for them,

"Hold on a minute, everypony, I have to test them when I get home, I'll let you all know if I can fly again or not." Cloudy said, and her fans let her through with Pinkie Pie leading her, she was also well known for her parties, the two head onwards to Cloudy's home.

The two arrive at Cloudy's home and she tries out her new wings, but she did not know how to use them, she tried to fly with them and fell, Cloudy was shocked,

"Oh no, this can't be!" Cloudy said with shock,

"What's wrong?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"I can't fly like before, I have to start all over." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie was shocked,

"I have to relearn how to fly again, I need somepony to time me when I do fly." Cloudy said,

"I have a stopwatch, and balloons to help me fly." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Wait, this might actually work, but I need to learn how to fly again, first." Cloudy said,

"I'm here, Cloudy, we'll get through this together." Pinkie Pie replied, Cloudy smiles and she starts practicing.

Cloudy starts flying in the sky and was teaching herself how to fly again, she was falling and crashing a lot, her muscle memory eventually kicks in and she was flying again, but was having trouble, she could not get herself to fly evenly. Two weeks pass and Cloudy was flying better, but she was still having trouble, Pinkie Pie was supporting her every day. Cloudy keeps crashing and was having trouble turning and strafing, she lands perfectly again for the first time,

"Good job, Cloudy, you landed perfectly for the first time." Pinkie Pie said,

"Thank you, but my stumps feel weird." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie looks and was very shocked at what she saw, Cloudy's stumps for her wings were purple and swollen, Cloudy notices Pinkie Pie's expression and looks, she screams in shock at seeing her body reject the prosthetics. Several Pegasi who were flying by hear her and fly to her, they see her infected stumps and they quickly fly down and grab her, they carry her to the hospital and the prosthetics were removed.

Cloudy goes home with the infection going down and she walks to Pinkie Pie with tears in her eyes,

"I can't believe this, I'm never going to fly ever again, Pinkie." Cloudy said and Pinkie Pie hugged her while crying, Pinkie Pie got an idea,

"Hang on, Cloudy, I have an idea." Pinkie Pie said, and she goes to Manehattan.

Pinkie Pie arrives into the city and Cloudy's fans go to her to ask her about how Cloudy was doing,

"Everypony, listen to me, Cloudy's prosthetics got infected, and had them removed, she can't fly like before, either, you all are her fans, you all have to support her." Pinkie Pie said, her fans become shocked and sad, so they give Pinkie Pie some money, and a map to another hospital that does prosthetics in Fillydelphia, Pinkie Pie thanked them and went back to Cloudy's home.

A few days pass and Cloudy went to town, and to her surprise, she began receiving money and supporting letters from her fans. Cloudy was surprised and ran to her home and Pinkie Pie,

"Pinkie, look, my fans are sending me money and letters." Cloudy said, Pinkie Pie gasped in excitement while her party cannon went off and streamers and confetti flew everywhere,

"They're opening their hearts to you, they want you to come back, come on, Cloudy, let's go." Pinkie Pie said, and she dashes to Fillydelphia while carrying Cloudy on her back, she exclaimed in shock in the process.

The two arrive in Fillydelphia and go to the hospital, her fans there wave at her as well, some of her fans were Wonderbolts, they enter the hospital and they scheduled an appointment, they had to wait for hours, so the two spent time with the foals. Cloudy's appointment came and she got new wings, they were silver and metallic, they looked almost just like regular Pegasus wings,

"Come on, let's test them out." Cloudy said, Pinkie Pie nodded and the two head home.

Cloudy flies around and her muscle memory kicked in, she flew around much better than the plastic wings, Cloudy was able to fly evenly, and was able to turn and strafe easily, but there was one problem, she could not fly anywhere near as fast as she used to, she was going slower than the clouds in the sky.

Cloudy flies down and walks her wings fold up, she walks to Pinkie Pie,

"Pinkie, I'm going to have to build up my speed again, I need that stopwatch now." Cloudy said,

"Sure, what was your record before you lost your wings?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"I was able to fly around my house in four seconds before I lost my wings." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie looked and saw the area around her home was actually a bit small, Pinkie Pie agreed and took a yellow stopwatch out of her mane, much to Cloudy's surprise,

"Ready when you are." Pinkie Pie said, and Cloudy flew up and got into position,

"Go!" Pinkie Pie said, and Cloudy flew around her home, it took her twenty two seconds to do one lap,

"Let's try again." Cloudy said,

"Go!" Pinkie Pie replied, and Cloudy flew again, her time that time was twenty three seconds,

"Again." Cloudy said, and she flew back up,

"Go!" Pinkie Pie said, and Cloudy flew again, her time was twenty five seconds,

"What?! I keep getting slower!" Cloudy said in an annoyed tone,

"You're probably tired, you should rest a bit and try again tomorrow." Pinkie Pie replied,

"But I want to keep training until I'm back to normal." Cloudy said,

"You need to rest too, Cloudy, come on now, let's try again tomorrow." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Wait, just one more time, please, Pinkie?" Cloudy asked,

"Alright, one more." Pinkie Pie replied, and Cloudy got into position,

"Go!" Pinkie Pie said, and Cloudy did one more lap, her time was thirty seven seconds, much to her shock,

"See, Cloudy, your body's probably tired, let's try again tomorrow." Pinkie Pie said,

"Alright, and don't worry, my parents made a special diet to make me as light but healthy as possible so I can fly faster, it's easy to make." Cloudy replied,

"Okay, but you're responsible for your own health." Pinkie Pie said, and the two went to sleep.

The next day comes and Cloudy's diet was nothing but raw fruits and vegetables and water, her dishes were very big, it looked like she had four hundred calories total of fruits and vegetables. The two head out after an hour and Cloudy trains, her time after her first lap was fifteen seconds, Cloudy smiled at her improved time. Cloudy does one lap after another all day, her time was different each time, but it was always between the ten and twenty second bracket. Cloudy tries again the next day and her time was still the same, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day. A week passes and Cloudy does another lap, her time was ten seconds, Cloudy growls at not improving her time after a week,

"Patience, Cloudy, I know you're frustrated, but this takes time, it took me a long time to get my parties right for everypony, years, in fact." Pinkie Pie said,

"It took me years to be fast as I was, too, but I'm not happy I have to start over, it feels like the one thing I was good at for my entire life has been taken away from me." Cloudy replied,

"Well, you have to fight to get it back, and remember, Cloudy, you're not alone, your fans are sending you money and letters almost every day, get back to how you used to be, for your fans." Pinkie Pie said, Cloudy became even more determined and flew another lap, her time was nine seconds,

"Oh, hey, I did a little better that time." Cloudy said,

"Remember, Cloudy, safety first, and let's keep going, it may take a while, but I'm sure you'll be back to how you used to be, eventually." Pinkie Pie replied, Cloudy nodded while smiling and kept flying.

Two weeks pass and Cloudy did another lap, her time was four seconds, Cloudy was very surprised, she flew around again three more times to make sure, her time was four seconds again,

"Yes! I'm back to my regular flying speed!" Cloudy said while jumping up and down happily,

"Now you can get back to racing!" Pinkie Pie replied,

"No, not yet, my real training begins now, let's start tomorrow." Cloudy said, Pinkie Pie agrees and they sleep.

Cloudy woke Pinkie Pie up early, Cloudy flies while tired and could not see well, Pinkie Pie was also tired, Cloudy lands and her time was five seconds,

"Oh, I was one second short." Cloudy said,

"You train while sleepy?" Pinkie Pie asked while yawning,

"Yeah, not just while I'm tired, I also need to fly when I'm hungry, when I'm thirsty, when I have to use the bathroom, and when I'm sick, I have to get four seconds on all of them and keep it." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie was a bit uncomfortable, but she went on. Cloudy flies while she was tired and her vision was a bit blurry, she landed again and her time was six seconds. Cloudy tried again and her time was six seconds again, she got tired and dizzy and fell asleep, Pinkie Pie carried her into the house and she went back to sleep as well.

Three weeks pass and Cloudy paid the house bills again, she was receiving money and letters from her fans in Manehattan and Fillydelphia. Cloudy flew early in the morning while she was tired, she was dizzy, and her vision was blurry, but she continued, she eventually hit the four second mark.

Cloudy changed her training again the next day, she was now flying while hungry and thirsty, she was having trouble, and almost no energy, her body was also breaking down what little muscle she had in her body for energy, she did a lap but crashed when she tried to land, she growled at failing,

"What is my time?" Cloudy asked in a calm but irritated voice,

"Seven seconds." Pinkie Pie replied, Cloudy growled again, she flew again and crashed again, her time that time was ten seconds,

"Cloudy, you're doing worse, you should have a meal and rest, and then try again when you get hungry or thirsty again." Pinkie Pie said,

"Oh, alright." Cloudy replied, and they went in.

Cloudy has a meal and drank water and then waited until she was hungry and thirsty again, she tried again and landed fine, but her time was six seconds, Cloudy grunted and stomped her front left hoof on the ground. Cloudy flew again and her time that time was five seconds, Cloudy growled while clutching her head with her front hooves. Cloudy did another lap and saw her time was four seconds,

"Okay, I got it, let's try again." Cloudy said, and she did another lap, her time was five seconds again,

"Nope, you have to keep practicing." Pinkie Pie said,

"Okay, I now know I can do this one, too, let's rest, I'm pooped." Cloudy replied, and she and Pinkie Pie went into the house.

Cloudy hit her record time while being hungry and thirsty easily the next day she trained, so she went on to do her next training session, training when she had to use the bathroom. Cloudy had a big meal and flew around immediately, she had to vomit, but held it in, she was also nauseous, she landed and vomited, her time was four seconds, much to her surprise,

"Hang on, I'm not done yet." Cloudy said, and she flew, this time, she was holding her stomach, she groaned while flying but still went on, her time was four seconds again,

"Hold on a minute, Pinkie." and she went inside to use the bathroom, she came out after drinking more water,

"Okay, last one." Cloudy said, and she flew around her house again, this time, clutching her groin, she landed and while almost crashing, her time was four seconds,

"Wow, you got four seconds in one try on all three of them." Pinkie Pie said,

"It's probably because I need to use the bathroom, speaking of the bathroom, I'll be right back, I'm literally about to burst." Cloudy replied, and she used the bathroom again, she came back out and went to Pinkie Pie,

"Let's try again tomorrow, I need to see if I can keep my time." Cloudy said, Pinkie Pie nodded and they rested for the day.

The next day comes and Cloudy checked her mailbox in the town, it was filled with money and letters, she smiled and carried it to her home, she made herself have to use the bathroom again, she flew around while holding her vomit, bowels, and bladder, she finished and her time was three seconds, Cloudy smiled and then flew into her house to use the bathroom, Pinkie Pie heard her vomiting and covered her ears.

Cloudy walked out while smiling and looks at Pinkie Pie,

"There's one more training for me to do, it might take a while, though." Cloudy said,

"Okay, I'll be waiting." Pinkie Pie replied while smiling, Cloudy smiled back and flew up into the sky, she flew as high as she can and stayed on the highest cloud, Pinkie Pie slept in her sleeping bag and rested well.

Three days pass and Pinkie Pie was out and seeing if Cloudy was back,

"Okay, I'm ready." Cloudy said when she flew down, her voice was scratchy, her throat was itchy, her snout was runny, her body was pale, and her eyes were puffy,

"Uh, are you okay, Cloudy?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"This is my next training, I have to fly while I'm sick." Cloudy replied, she then coughed a little, Pinkie Pie was worried,

"Okay, ready, set, go." Pinkie Pie said, and Cloudy flew, she was slow and dizzy, she sweated a lot, and crashed when she tried to land, her time was forty five seconds. Cloudy groaned while she stayed on the ground,

"Cloudy, I don't think this is safe." Pinkie Pie said,

"It's a part of my training, I have to do it." Cloudy replied,

"No, it may be your training, but health and safety always comes first." Pinkie Pie said, Cloudy groaned in disappointment, she soon fell asleep, Pinkie Pie sighed and carried her into the house and she slept.

The next day comes and Cloudy was still sick, but she flew and hit the four second mark, she did it again the second and third times as well,

"Yes! I beat it!" Cloudy said,

"Your training is complete." Pinkie Pie replied,

"No, it isn't, there is one more type of training I have to do here." Cloudy said,

"And what would that be?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"I need alcohol, I need to fly around while intoxicated." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie screamed out of shock,

"No! Alcohol is very bad for you." Pinkie Pie said,

"But I can't complete my training without it." Cloudy replied,

"No, Cloudy, just think about how upset your fans would be if they found out you were flying around while drunk, they'll lose their faith in you, and they'll stop supporting you." Pinkie Pie said, Cloudy was shocked and thought about it,

"Alright, I'll skip it, to keep my fans and supporters happy." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie smiled,

"Come with me, Pinkie, it's time for me to train at the obstacle course." Cloudy said, and she flew to behind her house.

Cloudy flies and was at a clear spot behind her home, there were clouds everywhere, and other floating obstacles, she flies down and walks forward,

"Okay, Pinkie isn't..." Cloudy said,

"I'm ready to time you." Pinkie Pie replied when she was in front of Cloudy, which caused her to shriek,

"When did you get here?!" Cloudy asked with shock,

"Three minutes ago." Pinkie Pie replied,

"But... it took me three minutes to fly here." Cloudy said,

"Well, my family has a special way of traveling, I don't think you'd understand, that aside, let's get started." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Right, we do the same trainings as before, my record time here is one minute." Cloudy said, Pinkie Pie nodded.

Cloudy flew up while Pinkie Pie stayed in the air with balloons, she held the stopwatch in her front right hoof,

"Go!" Pinkie Pie said, and Cloudy flew, she went through the ring shaped clouds and dodged the blowers, she was doing good until they heard a snap, Pinkie Pie looks and sees Cloudy's wings have broke in half, Pinkie Pie's eyes pop out of their sockets when she saw Cloudy falling. Cloudy crashes onto the ground really hard and Pinkie Pie teleported to in front of her,

"Are you okay, Cloudy?" Pinkie Pie asked very worriedly, Cloudy groaned and stood up, she and Pinkie Pie had horrified faces when they realized that both of Cloudy's wings snapped in half,

"How did this happen?!" Cloudy asked with shock,

"It must be wear and tear damage, let's go back and see if we can find somepony to repair them." Pinkie Pie replied, Cloudy nodded and they went home.

The two look and see they can get it repaired at the same hospital in Fillydelphia, they go to the city and Cloudy's fans gasp when they see her prosthetic wings were broken. An appointment was set and Cloudy waited,

"Pinkie, I've been wondering, where did you grow up?" Cloudy asked,

"Rockville, Western Equestria, on a rock farm, there was no happiness or fun there." Pinkie Pie replied,

"You sound like you had a bad foalhood." Cloudy said,

"It was mixed, but I did have a loving family." Pinkie Pie replied, Cloudy smiled,

"I'm from Cloudsdale, I lived there for a few years, my parents then moved to Baltimare until I finished school, they then moved to Canterlot, I moved to my current home five years ago." Cloudy said,

"Did you build that home?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"No, it was already there before I moved there, and I can't build, I tried carpentry when I was a teenager, I dropped a lot of wood, hurt myself with the hammer, and almost injured myself with a saw once." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie was a little uncomfortable by the information,

"When is your birthday? I'd like to plan it." Pinkie Pie said,

"February 7th." Cloudy replied,

"Oh, it already passed." Pinkie Pie said in a somewhat sad tone,

"Yeah, I turned twenty five." Cloudy replied, Pinkie Pie smiled while surprised that Cloudy was older than her.

Cloudy's appointment comes and she goes, she comes back after a few minutes with her wings fixed, they head home and rest for the day. The next day comes and Cloudy flies around the obstacle course, Pinkie Pie timed her while staying in the air with balloons, Cloudy flew to her to see her time, it was one minute and ten seconds,

"Not bad for first time." Pinkie Pie said,

"I know, I might get it next time, here goes round two." Cloudy replied, and she tried again, she went through the clouds and evaded the blowers, she finishes and her time was one minute and nine seconds, she tried three more times before getting exhausted, the time was the same as the first two attempts, much to Cloudy's dismay. Pinkie Pie and Cloudy headed home and slept.

Pinkie Pie and Cloudy do the obstacle course every day for the next two months, Cloudy was able to hit her record number, but was not able to keep it, Cloudy pants and walks to Pinkie Pie,

"Pinkie, I appreciate that you helped me, but I'm having a burnout, I'm going to stop flying." Cloudy said, Pinkie Pie gasped in shock,

"Are you quitting?!" Pinkie Pie asked in shock,

"No, not quitting, taking a break, I've been flying in races ever since I was a filly, and I've done it all my life, it's starting to tire me out, I'm going to rest, and when I feel like it, I'll practice again. Thank you for all of your help, Pinkie, but I need a break, and when I'm ready again, I'll come find you so you can time me again, thank you for everything." Cloudy replied, and the two hugged one another, and Pinkie Pie left.

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Pinkie Pie, Cloudy, and Scootaloo were still in Scootaloo's house,

"Wait, what happened to her fans?" Scootaloo asked,

"I told them Cloudy was taking a break, but they still sent her money and letters to support her." Pinkie Pie replied,

"How long was your break, Cloudy?" Scootaloo asked,

"It's been three years already, that fast." Cloudy replied,

"Well, we can practice tomorrow after I finish work tomorrow, I know several open areas to fly around here." Pinkie Pie said, Cloudy smiled,

"How did you find this place, Cloudy?" Scootaloo asked,

"It was easy, Pinkie Pie has saved Equestria several times, and her parties are famous throughout the land, her address is well known almost everywhere." Cloudy replied,

"Oh." Scootaloo said,

"Want to watch me practice tomorrow?" Cloudy asked,

"Sure, but I got school tomorrow." Scootaloo replied,

"Okay, it's settled, let's meet up after we're done tomorrow." Pinkie Pie said, and she went to Sugarcube Corner while Cloudy stayed with Scootaloo and slept.

Afternoon comes the next day and the three meet up, Scootaloo got in a little trouble with her guardians for letting a stranger stay with her during the night. The three walk away from Ponyville and in an open field, Pinkie Pie and Scootaloo floated in the air with balloons,

"Alright, Cloudy, whenever you're ready." Pinkie Pie said, and Cloudy unfolded her metallic wings and was ready to fly,

"Go!" Pinkie Pie said as she activated the stopwatch, and Cloudy flew.

Pinkie Pie and Scootaloo cheered her on while Cloudy flew to see if she can fly at her old speed, but halfway through the course, the wings snapped in half again, Cloudy began to fall, Pinkie Pie and Scootaloo become shocked,

"Cloudy, no!" Scootaloo said in shock, Pinkie Pie was about to teleport to save her, but a rainbow stream flew by and caught her. Pinkie Pie and Scootaloo float down and Pinkie Pie released the balloons, Scootaloo gasped in awe at seeing Cloudy getting carried down,

"Rainbow Dash." Scootaloo said in awe, Rainbow Dash flew down and carried Cloudy, she walked to Pinkie Pie and Scootaloo and then turned around,

"Thank you." Cloudy said,

"Don't sweat it. Wait. Cloudy? Is that you?" Rainbow Dash asked, Cloudy nodded,

"You know her, Rainbow Dash?" Scootaloo asked,

"No, I don't know her personally, but she was called the fastest racer in Equestria a few years ago, I've always wanted to race against her, but she disappeared suddenly three years ago." Rainbow Dash replied,

"I got in an accident and had my wings removed." Cloudy said,

"Oh, so that's what happened." Rainbow Dash replied,

"I met her the day she lost her wings, I've been helping her fly again." Pinkie Pie said,

"Really? That's awesome, I'll help, too." Rainbow Dash replied,

"Thank you, Rainbow Dash, I can really use it, but I need to get new wings." Cloudy said,

"Wait, Cloudy, I might be able to fix this, hold on." Scootaloo replied, and she ran home. Scootaloo came back with her scooter and repairing tools, she works on Cloudy's wings and fixes them,

"Wow, thank you, I'm ready, Rainbow Dash." Cloudy said, and the two flew together while Pinkie Pie and Scootaloo floated with balloons.

Cloudy flies and tries to get back to her regular flying speed while Rainbow Dash helped Cloudy on when to flap her wings and when not to while flying for a month. Cloudy finishes a lap and checks her time, it was fifty seconds,

"No way, I've gotten faster than ever before." Cloudy said,

"See, it's all about when you flap your wings." Rainbow Dash replied,

"So that was what I was doing wrong, there's a race tomorrow in Cloudsdale, I'm ready to go to it." Cloudy said,

"We'll be there." Pinkie Pie replied,

"Wait, but, Pinkie, you're not a Pegasus, you'll fall right through the clouds." Cloudy said,

"Don't worry, Cloudy, Pinkie will find a way." Scootaloo replied,

"Also, I do a lot better in my races when there are ponies cheering for me." Cloudy said,

"Don't you worry, Cloudy, I know just the ponies to cheer you on." Rainbow Dash replied, and she flew away, Cloudy also left to get ready, Pinkie Pie and Scootaloo float down and they head home.

Rainbow Dash finds out the time the race will take place and where, she informed Pinkie Pie and Scootaloo, they went to Cloudsdale and sat to watch Cloudy race, a lot of Pegasi were present, and they were surprised to see Cloudy make a comeback.

The race starts and the Pegasi fly, everypony cheers on their favorite Pegasus and watch in awe at Cloudy fly with her prosthetic wings, she was in last place for now, she keeps flying and was gaining speed. Cloudy hears her name being cheered and saw Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash, Bow Hothoof, Windy Whistles, the Wonderbolts, her fans, and to her surprise, some of the Pegasi from her previous races, they were all there to cheer her on, their support for her inspires her to do better. Cloudy keeps flying and began passing the other racers, she eventually makes it to third place, her fans cheer for her and it inspired her more, she eventually makes it to second place and they cheer louder, Cloudy soon took first place and flew past the finish line and won the race.

Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles cheer extremely loudly and shoot out fireworks that exploded and made Cloudy's face appear, Cloudy cried tears of joy and smiled at the fireworks, she also heard Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie cheer, they sounded exactly the same. The crowd cheers and the interviewers go to her with microphones,

"What a comeback, do you have anything you'd like to say, Cloudy?" a male Pegasus asked,

"Yes, I'd like to thank my fans for cheering me on, on my three year journey to here, they have sent me money and letters to support me and inspire me to keep going. I'd also like to thank everypony who has come here to cheer me on, I really wouldn't have won without their support. I'd also like to give out a special thanks to the pink earth pony in the crowd over there, Pinkie Pie." Cloudy said, and Pinkie Pie stood up and waved at them,

"She was the first one to help me in my journey with me losing my wings and getting here, she has been with me since the very beginning, and it was her who let my fans know about my situation. I would also like to thank a unicorn fan of mine I met three years ago in a restaurant, he was the one who wanted me to come back, and if he's watching, I want to give him a big thank you for suggesting me to come back and get new wings in the first place, so thank you all for coming here, thank you for supporting me, and especially, thank you, Pinkie Pie, for being with me since the beginning." Cloudy said,

"You're welcome!" Pinkie Pie said loudly,

"I'd like to go home now, everypony, and for all of you, Cloudy is back, and in full swing!" Cloudy said, the crowd cheered while Cloudy flew home with her gold trophy.

Cloudy headed to her home and entered, it was dark, the lights came on and streamers, confetti, and a party cannon went off,

"Surprise!" Pinkie Pie said loudly, Cloudy looked and saw a banner that said "Congratulations, Cloudy" on it, a pie in the back, and many of her fans were present, Cloudy smiled and walked forward.

"Thank you, all of you, I wouldn't have made it here without you guys." Cloudy said, she saw the unicorn she saw at the restaurant coming to her,

"It's good to see you're back." the unicorn said,

"I know, it feels good to be back, I'll be looking forward to hearing you cheer me on." Cloudy replied, the unicorn smiled.

A Pegasus with a dark blue coat, a white mane and tail, yellow eyes, and a cutie mark of a dark blue peaked cap walking to her, they hugged one another,

"Congratulations, Cloudy." the Pegasus said,

"Thank you, Air Force, it's nice to see you again after all these years." Cloudy replied,

"Do you want to get back together?" Air Force asked,

"I'll think about it." Cloudy replied, Air Force smiled and walked away. Pinkie Pie hopped to Cloudy,

"Who was that?" Pinkie Pie asked,

"That's him, Pinkie, my ex-boyfriend." Cloudy replied,

"Your ex-boyfriend's name was Air Force? I never would've guessed that." Pinkie Pie said, Cloudy chuckled,

"Well, picture time, everypony!" Pinkie Pie said, and they get ready to take a picture, everypony was in the picture, with Cloudy in the center, Pinkie Pie to her right, the unicorn fan from the restaurant to her left, and Air Force to Pinkie Pie's right, they all smile and the camera goes off.

Everypony parties until it was night time, they all went home the next morning. Cloudy went back to Ponyville the next day to race against Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Scootaloo watched, the race was around Ponyville. The two fly and Rainbow Dash won, she did not do the sonic rainboom, they all hear Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles cheering loudly from the clouds at Rainbow Dash winning, the four ponies chuckle and Cloudy flies into the sky and to her next destination, forever grateful of Pinkie Pie and the other ponies for helping her get her job, career, and dream back.

Comments

[HB_DS2013]

male Pegasus filly

You should change the foal’s gender to male or female unless he is trans male to female.

[smirker]

8963709
If you're talking about the Pegasus in the restaurant, it's a male, I put the filly part so the readers know it's a child, if there isn't anything about the pony's age typed, then the pony is an adult.

[HB_DS2013]

8964243 Fillies are female foals. Colts are male foals.

[smirker]

8964875
Okay, I just fixed it, thank you for correcting me.